Tsiklon-3 | Gonets-D 319 to 321 & Strela-3 113 to 115

Launch Provider & Rocket

• Provider: Russian Space Forces (Government)
• Rocket: Tsiklon-3 — Tsiklon family

Mission

Gonets- satellite were the civilian derivate of the military Strela-3 satellite system. The Gonets system was offered to support international health organizations to meet their global communications needs for the transfer of medical data and records to remote sites. Strela-3 was the second generation of Russian strategic store-dump military communications satellite. Development of this generation to replace the first generation Strela-1M and Strela-2M satellites began in 1973.

• Type: Communications
• Orbit: Low Earth Orbit (LEO)

Launch Site

• Pad: 32/1
• Location: Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russian Federation
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